ETIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS KERATITIS IN TOTOONKARAN HOSPITAL

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BEHBOODI H.; MOHAMMADI M.J.; FORGHAN PARAST K.

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Journal: BINA Year:2001 | Volume:7 | Issue:1 Page(s): 3-9

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ETIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS KERATITIS IN TOTOONKARAN HOSPITAL

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BEHBOODI H. | MOHAMMADI M.J. | FORGHAN PARAST K. | Issue Writer Certificate

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INFECTIOUS KERATITISQ3

ETIOLOGYQ3

ASSOCIATED FACTORSQ3

Abstract

Purpose: To determine the ETIOLOGY and ASSOCIATED FACTORS of INFECTIOUS KERATITIS in patients referring to the Totoonkaran hospital of Rasht.Material and methods: All patients with INFECTIOUS KERATITIS admitted to the hospital from autumn 1997 till summer 1998 were included in this study. Specimens were taken from the cornea, and conjunctiva of both eyes and send for direct smear, and culture on blood agar, chocolate agar, and Saboroud agar. The cultures were incubated at 37 C and 25 C for bacteriological and mycological investigations, respectively.Results: Nineteen patients (36%) were female and 34 (64%) were male. Thirty-five (66%) of them were farmers; 55% of the cases had a history of trauma, over 50% of which were abrasions with rice stem or leaves. Mycotic keratitis was more prevalent in summer (71.5% of the patients were admitted during summer) which is rice harvesting season in Guillan. Seven of 11 cases of diagnosed mycotic keratitis were due to trauma from which 4 were accidental abrasions with rice stem or leaves. In mycotic keratitis, Cladosporium species (27%) and Candida albicans (27%) were the most common fungi and in bacterial keratitis, coagulase negative staphylococci (33%) were the most common isolated bacteria.Conclusion: The majority of the patients were farmers and more than 50% of mycotic keratitis was post-traumatic, particularly rice stem abrasion. This may be of epidemiological concern. Considering the higher number of male patients and the higher number of cases in summer (rice harvesting season) providing farmers with medical advices (including the use of protective eyeglasses at work) through mass media may prove beneficial.

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BEHBOODI, H., MOHAMMADI, M.J., & FORGHAN PARAST, K.. (2001). ETIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS KERATITIS IN TOTOONKARAN HOSPITAL . BINA, 7(1), 3-9. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/42501/en

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BEHBOODI H., MOHAMMADI M.J., FORGHAN PARAST K.. ETIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS KERATITIS IN TOTOONKARAN HOSPITAL . BINA[Internet]. 2001;7(1):3-9. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/42501/en

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H. BEHBOODI, M.J. MOHAMMADI, and K. FORGHAN PARAST, “ETIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS KERATITIS IN TOTOONKARAN HOSPITAL ,” BINA, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 3–9, 2001, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/42501/en

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